Hannah Sward is the awarding-winning author of the critically acclaimed book, Strip: A MEMOIR. Born in Canada, Hannah Sward is the daughter of the late poet, Robert Sward. Her work has appeared in literary journals in the US, Canada, and the UK. Her most recent work can be read in the LA Times and HuffPost. A two time IAN book award winner and an International Book Award Finalist, STRIP has garnered attention from Nobel Prize in Literature, J.M. Coetzee, NYT Bestselling author Caroline Leavitt and Bestselling author, Christina McDowell. “Elegant prose, stripped of all sensationalism and demands for pity...a fresh, literary addition to the courageous and resonant addiction-memoir genre.” —BOOKLIST "Arresting, weighty, and visceral as hell, Hannah Sward's Strip is a crushing tale of physical, emotional and spiritual survival.” —MELISSA BRODER, award-winning author of Milk Fed “Hannah Sward’s memoir of how she blundered into the sex industry is touchingly honest, and written with a light touch.” —JM COETZEE, Nobel Prize in Literature winner, author of Disgrace